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LIT-EN-019

Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula

Christopher Frayling

A scholarly anthology edited by Christopher Frayling tracing the literary and cultural history of the vampire from its Romantic origins with Lord Byron through to Bram Stoker's Count Dracula. The cover features a Victorian-style engraving of a winged vampire figure embracing a woman. Published by Faber and Faber, this is a seminal reference work in Gothic and horror literary studies.